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Manchester City will wait to discover the full extent of Claudio Bravo’s injury after tests in Barcelona on Wednesday before deciding what action to take over their goalkeeper predicament.

Bravo suffered a suspected Achilles tendon rupture in training on Monday and could be out of action for at least six months, which would leave the Premier League champions with Ederson as their only fit senior goalkeeper following the sales of Joe Hart and Angus Gunn.

But City want a definitive assessment of Bravo’s condition before deciding whether to recall Aro Muric, the Montenegro Under-21 international, from his loan spell at NAC Breda or draft in a new goalkeeper alongside 20-year-old academy graduate Daniel Grimshaw.

Bravo is due to fly to Barcelona to see Dr Ramon Cugat, the surgeon who oversees medical matters for City. Once City have the outcome of scans at the Quironsalud hospital and a clearer idea of how long the Chilean is likely to face on the sidelines, they will make a decision.

It is not certain Muric will be recalled from his loan and if City opted not to bring him back but manager Pep Guardiola decided he wanted a third goalkeeper as cover for Ederson, the club could seek to apply for an emergency loan.

20-year-old Daniel Grimshaw may become City's second choiceCredit:
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Bravo is thought to have been training away from the main group with the goalkeepers when the injury happened. It leaves City particularly short in the goalkeeping department following Hart’s £3.5 million move to Burnley this month and Gunn’s £13.5 million move to Southampton four weeks earlier.

It opens the door for Grimshaw, who was promoted from the youth team last season after catching Guardiola’s eye for the Under-19s. The 20-year-old, who was born in Manchester and is a lifelong City supporter, played an important role in City reaching the Uefa Youth League semi-finals. He recently signed a new three-year deal to keep him at City until June 2021.

Muric spent last season as City’s third-choice goalkeeper but joined Breda on loan. Still only 19 and standing at 6ft 5in, he was born in Zurich, Switzerland but grew up in Montenegro and joined City from Grasshoppers Zurich in 2016.

City, meanwhile, have confirmed the sale of defender Jason Denayer to Lyon in a £12 million deal. The Belgian, 23, leaves City after six years but never made a competitive senior appearance and had loan spells at Galatasaray (twice), Celtic and Sunderland. He has joined Lyon on a four-year deal.